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Environment
Grow the best tomatoes (and other vegetables) – soil facts every gardener should know
What do plants need to grow? The answer I got during a short unofficial and un-scientific survey I conducted recently: water and light. We sometimes forget that plants need a substance ...
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News
Top Ten Last Minute Gifts for Mother's Day
If you're reading this, you're in a club of which no one wants to be a member. The club of those who haven't yet gotten a present for their mom for Mother's Day — which is Sunday. ...
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The Neighborhood Files
Memorial Day Weekend Extended by Two Days
In case you missed it, East Brunswick school students will have an extended vacation for Memorial Day. Because of unused emergency snow days, there will be no school on Friday, May 2...
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Patch's House & Home
Replanting Your Easter Bulb Flowers
With the Easter season over, my home has become a literal graveyard of shriveled tulips (my all-time favorite spring flower). But just because Easter is over, doesn’t mean I am going to t...
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Patch's House & Home
Recipe: Sun Dried Tomato and Chicken Pasta
This is a great dish that is easy to make. Add any sautéed vegetables to give it a new flavor. Ingredients: 2 Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts, sliced 1 box Whole Whe...
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Patch's House & Home
Recipe: Mediterranean Inspired Rice
This side dish was made up when I bought fresh feta last week and wanted to find new ways to use it. After combining the few ingredients I had at home, this side dish was born and it is s...
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News
Recipe: Gefilte Fish
More than 20 years ago, a longtime customer of Nassau Street Seafood & Produce Company handed over her grandmother's recipe for a local Passover favorite, gefilte fish. Since...
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Patch's House & Home
Friends Ready for Book and Media Sale at the Mall
Imagine the Journey you can take with a new collection of books, videos, movies and music. Get started on that journey at the 38th Annual Friends of The Library Book & Media Sale to b...